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NUP, Lukwago to fight over the Lord Mayor’s seat

NUP, Lukwago to fight over the Lord Mayor’s seat

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago recently sent a clear warning to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councillors that they stand no chance in a fight against him.  “The path they have taken is a dangerous one. If they want to fight me, they should know they can’t win that

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Goals, despair and Glory: A journey into the rich tapestry of Ugandan football @100 years

Goals, despair and Glory: A journey into the rich tapestry of Ugandan football @100 years

Fufa celebrated 100 years of existence on Friday as a prelude to the centurion annual general meeting in Wakiso District. However, Ugandan football history dates back to the 19th century when it was first introduced by missionaries. We dig into this storied past in this timeline of events,

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How Karuma closure disrupts supply chain

How Karuma closure disrupts supply chain

At about 5.45am, Lawrence Waka drives his delivery van—a Probox—from Kamdini Town centre to Atura Landing Site. It is at this former ferry docking site, located 12km away from Kamdini, where Waka picks newspaper copies and courier packages for circulation. Since being assigned th

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Is your next boss an AI?

Is your next boss an AI?

Imagine a bunch of nerds in the 1960s, sitting around thinking: “Hey, what if we could send messages between these things called computers instead of just passing notes in class?” They proceed to further think: “Let’s make these machines talk to each other so we don’t have to!" And

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How East Africans are lured into Myanmar bondage

How East Africans are lured into Myanmar bondage

This past week, panic has gripped East Africans in the Middle East as Lebanon came under a hail of fire from Israel and tensions between Tel Aviv and Iran reached a crescendo. The Kenyan government has been struggling to get its nationals to register for evacuation, as some

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Suspect dies in Masindi police cells

Suspect dies in Masindi police cells

Masindi police are in the spotlight after a 37-year-old suspect detained on theft charges died from the cells under unclear circumstances. Patrick Mujuni, a resident of the Kijunjubwa cell in Kijunjubwa town council, Masindi district was arrested on Sunday by Peter Simon Ochiti, the off

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Rwanda says DRC refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict

Rwanda says DRC refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict

Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal to help resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has displaced over 1.7 million people. The Tutsi-led M23 has been waging an insu

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Govt pushes for mercury free options for artisanal miners

Govt pushes for mercury free options for artisanal miners

The government has renewed its call to phase out the use of mercury among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners (ASGM), citing severe health risks and environmental pollution. Phiona Nyamutoro, Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development (Minerals), emphasized the urgency of thi

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Frank Gashumba: My father is among top 10 land owners in Buganda

Frank Gashumba: My father is among top 10 land owners in Buganda

Businessman Frank Gashumba has claimed that his late father, Gashumba Snr., was among the top 10 landowners in Buganda. Speaking on Megatron Media, the outspoken social commentator sought to counter allegations that Rwandans have gained significant advantages un

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Tropical bank, IT Office Ltd bosses in panic as Sudhir demands payment for Shs 21 billion loan

Tropical bank, IT Office Ltd bosses in panic as Sudhir demands payment for Shs 21 billion loan

There’s panic at Tropical Bank Uganda Limited and its client IT Office [U] Limited after the later failed to pay back a loan the former secured.IT Office Uganda Limited took a loan of Shs 6.840 billion from Prim

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